The course is planned as a combination of lectures and seminars aimed primarily at Sinology-major BA students, but also open to students from other majors with an interest in the development of Chinese mass media over the past 150 years. The main focus of lectures and discussions is on the evolution and transformations of mass media in China: from newspapers to radio and television broadcasting to the Internet and social media. A part of classes is devoted to familiarising course participants with the factual details of mass media’s history and current situation in China and the politics surrounding issues of censorship, propaganda, and freedom of press. Another part of classes rotates around readings of research literature and problems raised in them. Yet another share of the course deals with primary sources, involving hands-on analysis of mass media. The aim of the course is to deepen students’ knowledge of the history and functioning of mass media in China.
- Teacher: Mariia Guleva